Los Angeles Galaxy goalie Josh Saunders on Saturday made his first appearance since entering the Major League Soccer’s Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health treatment program in the beginning of April.

Saturday’s match was a MLS reserves game, in which the Galaxy defeated the Portland Timbers 2-1. The only goal against Saunders came on a penalty kick by midfielder Eric Alexander in the 69th minute.

Since Saunders left the team, the Galaxy are 0-2-2. He last played on April 21, making three saves in a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids.

The Galaxy's next match in June 17 at home against the Timbers.

Saunders, 31, helped the Galaxy capture a MLS Cup championship last season, supplanting Donovan Ricketts. Saunders, who is from Puerto Rico, held the Houston Dynamo scoreless in last November's MLS Cup final.

He has 16 saves in six appearances this season.

“Josh Saunders is currently in the league’s Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health program and will remain unavailable for the club indefinitely,” according to a statement released by the team. “That program is administered by medical professionals appointed jointly by the league and the Players Union. Those medical professionals independently evaluate, treat, and determine the length of time that he will be in the program. The team does not control it.”

Earlier this season, Saunders said that neither drugs nor alcohol was involved in his entrance into MLS's substance abuse and behavioral program.

"I was under some stress," Saunders told the Los Angeles Times. "I was putting myself under a lot of pressure. And I just needed to step away.

"I had some family issues and wanted to deal with them on my own. We're humans. We have a life outside of soccer. And people forget that."